Tristan Stubbs

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Tristan Stubbs
Personal information
Born (2000-08-14) 14 August 2000 (age 25)
Knysna, Western Cape, South Africa
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatsman, Occasional wicket-keeper
International information
National side
Test debut(cap  359)3 January 2024 v  India
Last Test14 November 2025 v  India
ODI debut(cap  148)18 March 2023 v  West Indies
Last ODI7 September 2025 v  England
T20I debut(cap  95)9 June 2022 v  India
Last T20I14 December 2025 v  India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Men's cricket
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
ICC World Test Championship
Winner 2023–2025
ICC T20 World Cup
Runner-up 2024 West Indies & USA
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 January 2026

Tristan Stubbs (born 14 August 2000) is a South African international cricketer. He plays for the South Africa national team as a right-handed batsman who occasionally bowls right-arm off-break. [2] Stubbs was a member of the South African team which won the 2025 ICC World Test Championship.

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Domestic and franchise career

Stubbs made his first-class debut on 16 January 2020, for Eastern Province in the 2019–20 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup. [3] He made his List A debut on 16 February 2020, for Eastern Province in the 2019–20 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge. [4] He made his Twenty20 debut on 21 February 2021, for Warriors in the 2020–21 CSA T20 Challenge. [5] In April 2021, he was named in Eastern Province's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa. [6]

Stubbs also holds a Dutch passport. In 2021 he signed with Excelsior '20 to play club cricket in the Dutch Topklasse. [7]

In May 2022, the Mumbai Indians added Stubbs to their squad for the 2022 Indian Premier League (IPL), replacing Tymal Mills who was ruled out due to an injury. [8] Later the same month, Stubbs was named in South Africa's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against India, [9] his maiden international call-up. [10] He made his T20I debut on 9 June 2022, for South Africa against India. [11]

In July 2022, he was signed by the Jaffna Kings for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League. [12]

In December 2023, Stubbs was signed by Delhi Capitals in the auction for the 2024 Indian Premier League. He scored 378 runs that season at a strike rate of 191. He was retained the following season ahead of the 2025 Mega Auction, and that season amassed 300 runs at a struke rate of 151. [13]

International career

In March 2023, Stubbs was named in South Africa's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against West Indies. [14] He made his ODI debut in the second ODI of the series on 18 March 2023. He scored his first ODI ton against Ireland in 2024. [15]

Stubbs made his Test debut against India in January 2024. He became the first player in 127 years to be dismissed twice on the first day of his Test debut. [16]

In May 2024, he was named in South Africa’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament. [17]

Stubbs made his first Test century against Bangladesh in October 2024, scoring 106. [18]

In 2025, he was named in the South Africa squad for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy.

References

  1. ↑ Moonda, Firdose. "'Big, strong, strapping' Stubbs to be South Africa's new Test No. 3". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 23 January 2025. (...) Stubbs, who is 1.84 metres tall (...)
  2. ↑ "Tristan Stubbs Profile - Cricket Player South Africa | Stats, Records, Video". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "Cross Pool, CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup at Oudtshoorn, Jan 16-18 2020". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Pool A, CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge at Pietermaritzburg, Feb 16 2020". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  5. ↑ "6th Match, Durban, Feb 21 2021, CSA T20 Challenge". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  7. ↑ "Tristan Stubbs to join Excelsior Schiedam". Emerging Cricket. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "IPL 2022: Tristan Stubbs replaces injured Tymal Mills in Mumbai Indians' squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "Nortje back in South Africa squad for India T20Is; Stubbs earns maiden call-up". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "Stubbs receives maiden Proteas call-up for T20I series vs India". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  11. ↑ "1st T20I (N), Delhi, June 09, 2022, South Africa tour of India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  12. ↑ "LPL 2022 draft: Kandy Falcons sign Hasaranga; Rajapaksa to turn out for Dambulla Giants". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  13. ↑ "Tristan Stubbs goes to DC, KKR acquire KS Bharat". The Daily Guardian. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  14. ↑ "Markram announced as new T20I captain; South Africa name squads for West Indies limited-overs leg". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  15. ↑ "2nd ODI (D/N), East London, March 18, 2023, West Indies tour of South Africa". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  16. ↑ "Tristan Stubbs becomes only 2nd player in history to achieve unwanted feat on forgettable Test debut". India TV News. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  17. ↑ "South Africa Squad for ICC Men's T20I World Cup". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  18. ↑ "De Zorzi and Stubbs hit maiden tons to make it South Africa's day". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
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